The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 2, 1976
Waxing Gibbous
72.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:10 PM
2:05 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.7%
- Age
- 8.8 days
- Distance
- 387,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 665
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 117.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.9° / 65.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 31m / -13.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.61° / 5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.25° / -6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 69.75° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.